Pacfic Rim. No contest. Edge is fun and clever, but it's basically the Peggy Sue genre distilled to absolute perfection. It's still kinda narrow. But watching Tom Cruise play a handsome coward and a Butt-Monkey is a joy for the eyes. And the monsters were magnificent, they were like pure little storms of violence. They really get the fight-or-flight instincts going.
But Pacific Rim is so much more... everything. It's not just one clever idea, it's a boatload of them.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.![]()
Same for my girlfriend. Tom Cruise was perfect, though. The perfect mix of Jerkass Woobie, of blatantly fake charisma and genuine caring. It takes balls ta play an outright coward.
I seriously think that Tom Cruise is one heck of an under appreciated actor nowadays. Just cause he supports The Church Of Happyology doesn't make him a bad actor.
Also, I feel that his performances in sci-fi are his best. His roles in Vanilla Sky, Minority Report, War Of The Worlds 2005, Oblivion 2013, and of course this film are show some of his finest acting imo. Heck, I feel his role in EOT is his best role yet.
Now if only they could get him to play Levi should a live-action Attack On Titan film get made.
Knight and Day was good as well, but mainly because he embraced the state of Tom Cruise Crazy.
That said, it's a lot easier to ignore the matter and just enjoy his movies when he's not going around jumping up and down on couches and generally acting like a crazy person while being one its biggest spokespeople.
edited 17th Sep '14 11:44:05 PM by TheSpaceJawa
What, that is what you blame him for? That was Charlie Sheen-grade hilarious. Seriously, being insane is perfectly okay for an actor, as long as they're functional at acting. Heck, it's almost expected.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.Except he never actually jumped up and down on the sofa
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Saw it twice in theaters.
Crazy!Cruise was almost a decade ago though.
edited 19th Sep '14 5:50:41 AM by Lionheart0
Yeah, I know. Which is why it's been far easier to go and enjoy the movies he's been making more recently.
He really is a good actor when he's got the right part, and as I think it was mentioned at one point it's surprising to think about just how many Sci-fi movies he's done over his career, especially when he's not really the kind of guy who immediately comes to mind when you think "Science Fiction Actor".
I don't know, Cruise has been in some pretty memorable movies (such as a Few Good Men) along his career. But I will say my personal favorite of his is The Last Samurai, which holds the remarkable honor of being one of the few movies I can overlook the atrocious historical inaccuracy due the well-done story and acting.
Edge of Tomorrow is pretty up there, though.
"All you Fascists bound to lose."Ok finally got to see this.
This is a good sci-fi action flick. Clever, good action, cool sci-fi gear, and the aliens are actually kinda scary. They are like horrifying and violent tumble weeds blown out of the gates of hell.
edited 22nd Sep '14 2:14:32 AM by TuefelHundenIV
Who watches the watchmen?

Which do you like more for that matter?